Listening, topic: real friends.
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To expose Ss to different kinds of listening activities, and introduce common qualities friends possess.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency in using the qualities of friends learned in class.
Procedure (35-46 minutes)
-Start with a story about my 2 friends and describe how I am with each one of them, and how they are with me in my life. -Try to elicit from Ss, who is my best friend, based on what they just heard. >From the two friends I spoke about, who do you think is my best friend? -Ask them Qs, to make sure they were listening. >Where did I meet by best friend? >How long have I known her for?
-Pre-teach vocabulary, that will be required during the lesson. -Key words like: Qualities, friendly, talkative, close friends. -Mention other words like: online friends, personal. -CCQs: >Qualities: -can a person have more than one?yes -is it something we feel?yes -An example would be? >friendly: -Can it be anyone? (yes) -Does it have to be someone you know?(No) -it means to be nice others?Yes >Talkative: -A person is always on the phone, is this him?Yes -Does it mean a call center?No >Close friends: -Does it have to be someone sitting next to you?No -Is it someone who knows many things about you?Yes
Activity1 -Ss will be required to listen to an audio from the SB, 3.2 recording for task 2A, page 30. -Gist listening, they will catch the key words mentioned, to do the matching activity. -Ss will listen to one recording, with three parts and 3 different people speaking. -This will warm them up for the next activity 2. Activity 2 Next the same audio will be played: -Ss must tick the correct answer from the given options.
-T will play the video, prepared by the book on the same context: unit 3 'People'. -The video is a minute & a half long. -Mention there are 7 people who talk in the video. -Ss will be given a link for the activity. -They must listen to the video & re-arrange the sentences in the correct order said. -Ss will discuss with their partner, to find the right order . -Pair Ss to breakout rooms & let them discuss their answers. ( minutes)
-T asks Ss to share, if they have online friends as well? -How they met their friends? -What are their qualities? -Any special stories or funny ones on the same context(How they met their friends). -Discuss things about their friends & what makes them like them.